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Ted Adams (I) (1890–1973)

The son of vaudeville performers, Richard Theodore "Ted" Adams was part of his parents' troupe before attending Cornell University at the age of 18. After college he did stock work for three years before going to New York City and stage work there. For more than half his life he performed on the stage before coming to films around 1926... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1953 Cowboy G-Men (TV series)
Rawhide Gold (1953)
 
1952 Kansas Territory
Ed Rank
 
1952 Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (TV series)
Kemp the 'Propman'
Murder on Stage 9 (1952) … Kemp the 'Propman'
 
1951 Westward the Women
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1951 The Vanishing Outpost
Matt, Phony Pinkerton Agent
 
1950-1951 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Cal / Caleb Wilson / Phony Marshal
Performance Bond (1951) … Caleb Wilson
Freight Line Feud (1951) … Cal
Newspaper Crusader (1950) … Phony Marshal
 
1951 Heart of the Rockies
Old Rancher (uncredited)
 
1951 Night Riders of Montana
Henchman Connors
 
1951 Abilene Trail
Town Sheriff
 
1951 Prairie Roundup
Deputy at Trial (uncredited)
 
1950 Law of the Panhandle
Fred Kendal
 
1950 Frisco Tornado
2nd Stage Driver (uncredited)
 
1950 A Wonderful Life (short)
Man in Car (uncredited)
 
1950 I Killed Geronimo
Walt Anderson
 
1950 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Burbridge
The Wrong Man (1950) … Burbridge
 
1950 Hills of Oklahoma
Henchman Sam
 
1949 Navajo Trail Raiders
Sheriff Robbins
 
1949 San Antone Ambush
Stageline Agent (uncredited)
 
1949 Haunted Trails
Rancher Thompson
 
1949 Stallion Canyon
Wolf Norton
 
1949 King of the Rocket Men
Martin Conway [Chs. 1-4]
 
1949 Across the Rio Grande
Tom Sloan
 
1949 The Mutineers
Mr. Benson (uncredited)
 
1949 Brothers in the Saddle
Saloon Dealer (uncredited)
 
1949 Gun Runner
Danny Fox
 
1949 Shadows of the West
Paul Davis
 
1949 Outlaw Country
Frank Evans
 
1948 Quick on the Trigger
Sheriff Martin Oaks
 
1948 Gunning for Justice
Lem Tolliver
 
1948 Back Trail
Bob Frazer
 
1948 Frontier Agent
Jim Kerrigan
 
1948 Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
Oldtimer' Meggs, Skagway Kates Piano Player
 
1948 Crossed Trails
Bill Laswell
 
1948 Are You with It?
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1948 Overland Trails
Matt Cramer
 
1947 Gun Talk
Express Agent Tim
 
1947 Under Colorado Skies
Doc Thornhill
 
1947 The Last Round-up
Harris (uncredited)
 
1947 Prairie Express
Henchman Lem
 
1947 Buckaroo from Powder River
Lon Driscoll (uncredited)
 
1947 Killer Dill
Court Clerk (uncredited)
 
1947 Flashing Guns
Ripley, Gambler
 
1947 Code of the Saddle
Buck Stace
 
1947 Song of the Wasteland
Luke Forbes
 
1947 The Law Comes to Gunsight
Ben Prescott
 
1947 The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West
Hamid (uncredited)
 
1947 Buffalo Bill Rides Again
Henchman Sam (as Richard T. Adams)
 
1947 Range Beyond the Blue
Uncle Henry Rodgers
 
1947 Vigilantes of Boomtown
Sheriff
 
1947 Valley of Fear
Henchman Wilkins
 
1947 Son of Zorro
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1947 Raiders of the South
Prosecuting Attorney
 
1946 Stagecoach to Denver
Crooked Sheriff
 
1946 Silver Range
Jason Turner
 
1946 Shadows on the Range
Bart Brennan
 
1946 Trigger Fingers
Stub Allen
 
1946 Red River Renegades
Frank Stevens
 
1946 Tumbleweed Trail
Lawyer Small
 
1946 Renegades
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1946 The Gentleman from Texas
Williams
 
1946 Under Arizona Skies
Deputy John Carter
 
1946 Swing, Cowboy, Swing
Henchman
 
1945 Jungle Raiders
Witch Doctor #1 (uncredited)
 
1945 Bells of Rosarita
Arena Coach Driver (uncredited)
 
1943 Hail to the Rangers
Schuyler
 
1943 Cattle Stampede
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Stapleton, Prison Guard (uncredited)
 
1943 Daredevils of the West
Silas Higby
 
1943 Corregidor
Ordnance Officer (uncredited)
 
1943 The Kid Rides Again
Sundown Sheriff
 
1942 The Sundown Kid
Jim Dawson
 
1942 The Boss of Big Town
Dairy Owner (uncredited)
 
1942 Outlaws of Boulder Pass
Sheriff
 
1942 The Mysterious Rider
Replaced by Karl Hackett
 
1942 Overland Stagecoach
Sheriff
 
1942 Along the Sundown Trail
Deputy Casey (uncredited)
 
1942 King of the Stallions
Jake Barlow
 
1942 Law and Order
Sheriff Jeff
 
1942 Perils of the Royal Mounted
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1942 Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
Sheriff Carson
 
1942 Rolling Down the Great Divide
Roger Martin
 
1942 Billy the Kid Trapped
Sheriff John Masters
 
1941 Fighting Bill Fargo
Henchman Vic Savage
 
1941 The Lone Rider Ambushed
Deputy Slim Pettit
 
1941 The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
Case Murdock
 
1941 Thunder Over the Prairie
Dave Wheeler
 
1941 Riders of Death Valley
Hank (uncredited)
 
1941 Billy the Kid
'Buz' Cobb
 
1941 Billy the Kid's Range War
Sheriff Black
 
1940 Riders from Nowhere
Ranger (uncredited)
 
1940 Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Sheriff - main part
 
1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
Vigilante (uncredited)
 
1940 Law and Order
Walt Daggett
 
1940 Riders of Black Mountain
Henchman Pete Smith
 
1940 Wyoming
Smalley's Brother (uncredited)
 
1940 Gun Code
Sheriff Kramer
 
1940 Billy the Kid Outlawed
Sam Daly
 
1940 Sky Bandits
Henchman Gary
 
1940 Frontier Crusader
Henchman Jack Trask
 
1940 Gaucho Serenade
E.J. Jenkins
 
1940 Pinto Canyon
Jim Farley
 
1940 Riders of Pasco Basin
Henchman Magee
 
1940 Wild Horse Valley
Baker - Ranch Foreman
 
1940 Phantom Rancher
Collins
 
1940 East Side Kids
Schmidt - Pawn Shop Owner (as Richard Adams)
 
1940 Pioneer Days
Slater
 
1939 El Diablo Rides
Buck Lambert
 
1939 Crashing Thru
Eskimo Pete (holdup gang)
 
1939 Henry Goes Arizona
Rancher Buzz Sawyer (uncredited)
 
1939 Fighting Mad
Henchman Leon
 
1939 Trigger Fingers
Henchman Jeff Thurston
 
1939 The Pal from Texas
Ace Brady
 
1939 The Fighting Renegade
Link Benson
 
1939 Port of Hate
Adams
 
1939 Straight Shooter
Brainard
 
1939 Riders of the Sage
Poe Powers
 
1939 Three Texas Steers
Henchman Steve
 
1939 Mesquite Buckaroo
Luke Williams
 
1939 Outlaws' Paradise
Slim Marsh
 
1939 Texas Wildcats
Reno, Emporium Owner
 
1939 Smoky Trails
Gang leader
 
1939 Code of the Cactus
Thurston
 
1939 Six-Gun Rhythm
Sheriff Joe
 
1939 In Old Montana
Army Colonel (uncredited)
 
1939 Trigger Pals
Harvey Kent
 
1939 Fangs of the Wild
Frank Lewis
 
1938 Six-Gun Trail
Henchman
 
1938 Pals of the Saddle
Henry C. Gordon
 
1938 Durango Valley Raiders
Lobo
 
1938 Paroled from the Big House
H.S. 'Slicker' Nixon (as Richard Adams)
 
1938 Desert Patrol
Apache Joe
 
1938 Gunsmoke Trail
Outlaw Leader Loma
 
1938 The Secret of Treasure Island
Moore (uncredited)
 
1938 The Lone Ranger
Drake (uncredited) / Trooper (uncredited)
 
1937 The Mysterious Pilot
Henchman Carlson [Chs.1,3-5,7,10-11,14-15]
 
1937 Colorado Kid
Sheriff Bill Hannon
 
1937 Sudden Bill Dorn
Henchman Fontana
 
1937 Boss of Lonely Valley
Slim
 
1937 Arizona Gunfighter
Wolf Whitson aka Pop Whittaker
 
1937 Rustlers' Valley
Henchman Taggart
 
1937 Smoke Tree Range
Gil Hawkins
 
1937 The Girl from Scotland Yard
Montritz Hotel Valet-Henchman (as Richard Ted Adams)
 
1937 Guns in the Dark
Manuel Mendez
 
1937 It Happened Out West
Henchman Tex (as Richard Adams)
 
1937 Lawless Land
Clay Wheeler
 
1937 The Gambling Terror
Sheriff
 
1936 Trail Dust
Joe Wilson
 
1936 Song of the Gringo
Evans (uncredited)
 
1936 Undercover Man
Ace Pringle
 
1936 The Black Coin
Auto Mechanic [Ch. 11] (uncredited)
 
1936 The Crooked Trail
Estaban Solano
 
1936 Three on the Trail
Henchman Jim Trask
 
1936 Desert Phantom
Salizar
 
1936 Border Caballero
Buff Brayden
 
1936 Heart of the West
Henchman Saxon
 
1936/I Custer's Last Stand
Barney (henchman)/Buffalo Bill Cody [Chs. 6-7]
 
1936 The Lion Man
Sheikh Youssef Ab-Dur (as Richard Adams)
 
1935 Lawless Border
Jack Warren
 
1935 The Law of 45's
Gordon Rontell
 
1935 The Fighting Marines
Pete, Pilot Henchman (uncredited)
 
1935 His Fighting Blood
Marsden
 
1935 Hop-a-long Cassidy
Henchman Hall
 
1935 Toll of the Desert
Teague
 
1935 Social Error
Haggerty - June's Bodyguard (uncredited)
 
1934 Gunfire
Alex McGregor
 
1934 The Big Race
The Big Boss (uncredited)
 
1933 Sagebrush Trail
Taggart (uncredited)
 
1933 War of the Range
Jim Warren (as Theodore Adams)
 
1933 Her Forgotten Past
Hickey (uncredited)
 
1933 Easy Millions (as Theodore Adams)
 
1933 Man of Action
Red Deevers
 
1932 The Savage Girl
Chauffeur (as Theodore Adams)
 
1932 Wild Horse Mesa
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1932 Gambling Sex
Gambler (uncredited)
 
1932 Malay Nights
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1932 The Fighting Gentleman
Carnival Man, Tossing Booth (uncredited)
 
1932 Beyond the Rockies
Emory
 
1932 Ghost Valley
Gordon
 
1932 Battling Buckaroo
Pedro
 
1932 Human Targets
Deputy
 
1931 Cavalier of the West
Lee Burgess (as Theodore Adams)
 
1931 Cyclone Kid
Joe Clark
 
1931 Ships of Hate
The Professor
 
1931 Rider of the Plains
Parson Jim Wallace, formerly known as Larkin
 
1931 God's Country and the Man
Mexican Lt. José Romero
 
1930 Under Texas Skies
Tom - Circle A Hand (uncredited)
 
1930 Beyond the Law
Corporal (uncredited)
 
1926 The Road Agent
Doctor
 
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1966 R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan (TV movie)
Meggs, Piano Player
 
1952 The Frontier Phantom
Evans (uncredited)
 
1951 Lost Planet Airmen
Martin Conway
 
1940 Hi-Yo Silver
Drake (uncredited)
 
1936 Custer's Last Stand
Buffalo Bill/Henchman Barney
 

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(1926) Stage: Appeared in "Kongo" on Broadway.

Alternate Names:

Richard T. Adams | Richard Ted Adams | Richard Adams | Theodore Adams
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